i was surprised to see nobody had tabbed one of the greatest songs off the greatest
of a great band! this tab lies somewhere between chords and tabs, as its goal is a balance
accuracy, ease of play, and sounding sweet on a single guitar even though the full
arrangement has like two
and a piano and some bells and god knows what else.
INTRO x 2
CEm
e||----0-------0---------0-------0---------------------||
B||-------------------------1--------------------------||
G||-020-020-020-020---020-020-020-020------------------||
D||2-2---2---2--222--2-2---2---2--222------------------||
A||3-3---3---3--333--2-2---2---2--222------------------||
E||------------------0-0---0---0--000------------------||
notes: the timing of the main riff (G 020 e0 G020) is accurate, but feel free to strum
rest of the chords out (EA and EAD) as you please. The Em carries into the beginning of
verse.
VERSE 1 x2
CGBbm7F
e||--------x-------------------------------------------||
B||1-------0-------------------------------------------||
G||0-------0-------7-------2---------------------------||
D||x-------0-------7-------x---------------------------||
A||3-------x-------8-------3---------------------------||
E||--------3-------6-------1---------------------------||
CG
This city has lost a certain holds inside
Bbm7F
It feels so worn being chained here to this life
CG
I've been around and seen one hundred scenes
Bbm7
Where those who dare to tread the wheel
F
One day find out what's behind that hill
notes: A# is perfectly fine too, i just have a weakness for major 7ths.
INTRO x 1 (make sure you start the intro right after you start singing "hill"--listen to
song for the timing)
VERSE 2
CG
Spend half a life deciding what went wrong
Bbm7F
Trying to find out what took you so long
CG
Until you feel it's all part of some crazy scheme
Bbm7
It conjures in your memories 'til
F
You discover what's behind that
CHORUS x3 (only sing the first time)
Aadd9EmFG
e||3-------3-------3-------0 or 3---------------------||
B||0-------0-------1-------0--------------------------||
G||2-------0-------2-------0 or 2---------------------||
D||2-------2-------x-------0--------------------------||
A||0-------2-------3-------x--------------------------||
E||0-------0-------1-------1--------------------------||
Aadd9EmFG
hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiill
notes: the alternate G versions all sound pretty good, so choose whatever you think is best.
INTRO x 1
VERSE 3
CG
You picked me up and we went for a drive
Bbm7F
Into the stained glass cavern of the night
CG
You turn to say, your eyes fixed on the rows
Bbm7
Take me from this place I know
F
The ruined landscapes that I once called
CHORUS x4 (only sing the first time)
Aadd9EmFG
hoooooooooooooooooome
BRIDGE x3
DF
e||--0-----0----3-0---3-0------------------------------||
B||---31----31--1--31-1--31----------------------------||
G||2-----2------2-----2--------------------------------||
D||0-----0------x-----x--------------------------------||
A||0-----0------3-----3--------------------------------||
E||-------------1-----1--------------------------------||
notes: on the third repetition, play the F part four times instead of two. people who
with picking the F portion might want to try simply playing D (x00210) F(13x213)
INTRO x2
notes: this time, only repeat the C half of the intro four times, and play a bit slower.
VERSE 4
for the last verse, you can change the chords to:
CGBbm7Fm7
e||3-------3-------8-------3---------------------------||
B||1-------0-------6-------1---------------------------||
G||0-------0-------x-------x---------------------------||
D||x-------0-------7-------2---------------------------||
A||3-------x-------8-------3---------------------------||
E||--------3-------6-------1---------------------------||
CG
I don't know what in this world is trying to save me
Bbm7Fm7
But I can feel its hand and it's guiding me in sign
C
From lives I've tried to lead
G
To the one that I received
Bbm7
Each painted sign along the road
Fm7
Will melt away in source tags and in
notes: start out a bit slower, as in the preceding intro, but gradually speed up until
reach normal tempo near the end
of the verse.
CHORUS
Aadd9EmFG
coooooooooooooooooodes
Aadd9EmFG
coooooooooooooooooodes
Aadd9EmFG
coooooooooooooooooodes
Aadd9EmFGD (x00210)
if you have any suggestions or corrections, let me know in the comments or via PM.
thanks for reading!